Maring Naga
Maring Naga is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Maringic languages is a small group of Sino-Tibetan languages consisting of Maring and Uipo (exonym: Khoibu), two closely related languages spoken by the Maring and Khoibu people in Manipur, India. Linguistically, they may be closest to the Tangkhulic languages.
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Words in Maring Naga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | thimi* | |
| name | min* | |
| eye | mit* | |
| ear | kh3na* | |
| nose | napur* | |
| tooth | ha* | |
| tongue | l3i* | |
| hand | hut* | |
| blood | hi* | |
| bone | thiru* | |
| skin | un* | |
| knee | khuklu* | |
| breast | CuCu* | |
| liver | mit* | |
| water | yuy* | |
| fire | m3i* | |
| sun | numit* | |
| star | sorwa* | |
| stone | thluN* | |
| mountain | mol* | |
| tree | hiNtruN* | |
| leaf | na* | |
| night | me* | |
| dog | uy* | |
| fish | thiNa* | |
| louse | rik* | |
| one | kh3d* | |
| two | kh3ni* | |
| I | k3i* | |
| you | n3N* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- GangteSino-Tibetan43% alike
- KhoibuSino-Tibetan42% alike
- Bualkhaw ChinSino-Tibetan42% alike
- Sizang ChinSino-Tibetan41% alike
- PurumSino-Tibetan39% alike
- Falam ChinSino-Tibetan38% alike
Grammar
- LamkangSino-Tibetan89% alike
- ChocangacakhaSino-Tibetan89% alike
- HrusoIsolates88% alike
- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan87% alike
- Maram NagaSino-Tibetan87% alike
- MarúboPano-Tacanan87% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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